Agrotis porphyricollis

Variable Cutworm at McKellar, ACT

Agrotis porphyricollis at McKellar, ACT - 2 Sep 2022
Agrotis porphyricollis at McKellar, ACT - 2 Sep 2022
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Identification history

Agrotis porphyricollis 21 Sep 2022 ibaird
Agrotis porphyricollis 21 Sep 2022 Amata
Noctuidae unclassified IMMATURE moth 19 Sep 2022 ibaird
Noctuidae unclassified IMMATURE moth 18 Sep 2022 donhe
Unidentified 18 Sep 2022 Amata

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Found pupa underground 8 cm in soil while gardening. Reared it.

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donhe wrote:
   18 Sep 2022
I look forward to seeing the adult.
Amata wrote:
   21 Sep 2022
Suggestion based on this sighting of the emerged adult:

Agrotis porphyricollis (Variable Cutworm)

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